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Hippolyte Bayard (1801?1887) is often characterized as an underdog in the early history of photography. From the outset, his contribution to the invention of the medium was eclipsed by others such as...

What is an epaulette? What is a hanbok? These clothing items?and hundreds more?are entertainingly explained and vividly illustrated in this accessible guide. Whether in art or life, fashion makes a...

This stunning volume is the first scholarly monograph in English devoted to French artist Louise Moillon. The life and career of Louise Moillon (1609/10-1696) offers a fascinating case study of a...

Sumptuously illustrated with dazzling objects, this publication explores the ways art and science worked hand in hand in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Through the manipulation of materials, such...

The highly influential writings by an important early advocate for the conservation of historic cities are made available for the first time in English. The Italian architect, historian, and restorer...

Brave, unconventional, and determined, Ruth Asawa let nothing stop her from living a life intertwined with art. Renowned for her innovative wire sculptures, Japanese American artist Ruth Asawa...

Featuring stunning color photographs throughout, this Chinese language edition takes readers on a visual tour through Los Angeles's iconic Getty Center, from the monumental modernist architecture of...

Featuring stunning color photographs throughout, this French language edition takes readers on a visual tour through Los Angeles's iconic Getty Center, from the monumental modernist architecture of...

Featuring stunning color photographs throughout, this Spanish language edition takes readers on a visual tour through Los Angeles's iconic Getty Center, from the monumental modernist architecture of...

Sofonisba Anguissola (ca. 1532?625), an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family, was one of the first women artists to establish an international reputation...

This fascinating volume explores an important fifteenth-century illustrated manuscript tradition that provides a revealing glimpse of how western Europeans conceptualized the world. From the...

This book provides a new way of thinking about eighteenth-century French art and visual culture by prioritizing production over reception. Abandoning the ideologically driven discourse that...

An intriguing look at secrecy during the Byzantine Empire and the role of the art historian in seeking truth. Secrecy has played a role throughout human history and continues to capture the popular...

This retrospective of the photographer Uta Barth traces her use of the camera to explore both how and what we see. Los Angeles?based contemporary artist Uta Barth (b. 1958) has spent her decades-long...

An exciting tour of remarkable wall art around the globe, from prehistoric caves to futuristic wonders. People have been drawing on walls since ancient times. They do it to create beauty, to tell a...